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Norwegian immigration to Iowa began in 1840 [52] with settlement at Sugar Creek [90] in southeastern Iowa, and continued with immigration to northern Iowa in the late 1840s. [91] The Sugar Creek colony in Lee County was the result of a failed Missouri colony, and has its origins in the second Norwegian colony in the United States, that of Fox ...
Fort Madison (1808–1813), the first American settlement and the first American fort in Iowa, was partially excavated in 1965. [60] American settlement began in earnest in the 1830s, and the official removal of American Indians from Iowa was completed by 1852. Several of these historical sites have been excavated, including Gilbert’s Trading ...
Downtown and North Dubuque, Iowa, looking north from the Fourth Street Elevator. The city of Dubuque, Iowa stretches back over 200 years, when Julien Dubuque first settled in the area in the late 18th century. Within the modern era, the city has focused on subjects such as flooding, racial issues, and redevelopment. First European Settlement Dubuque was the first permanent European settlement ...
Germans dominated the first big wave of European settlers to Iowa, forced from their homeland by revolution. German heritage remains prevalent today.
The federal government established Iowa as a territory in 1838, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.Previously, the state wasn’t a distinct place and existed as part of the Louisiana Territory ...
Julien Dubuque (January 1762 – 24 March 1810) was a Canadian of Norman origin [1] [2] from the area of Champlain, Quebec who arrived near what now is known as Dubuque, Iowa, which was named after him. He was one of the first European men to settle in the area.
1849 On July 26, Barlow Granger, a busy lawyer and land agent, launches the Iowa Star, the first newspaper in the growing settlement around the former site of Fort Des Moines, at the confluence of ...
Many of these early settlers were members of the Society of Friends (Quakers), shaping the township's values and character. [4] Key Milestones. First Settlement: 1851; First Birth: Sarah B., daughter of John J. and Julia Thornton, in autumn 1851. First Death: William Dobbins, on September 6, 1852.